Improved tumbler washer and cooler



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

D. M. SOMERS, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 54,973, dated May 22,1866.

.To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Beit known that I, D. M. SoMERs, of Washington city and District ofColumbia, have invented a new and Improved mode of Cleansing and CoolingTumble-rs and other Vessels; and I do hereby declare that the followjn g4is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe-accompanying drawings, and to the letters ot' referencemarkedpthereon.

The nature of my invention consists in allowing the weight of thetumbler or vessel to cause water to jet into and on it, and by removingthe tumbler or vessel the water is checked.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe one of the ways that I construct it. i

I have a kind of waiter or dish (marked C) perforated, so as to allowthe water to pass freely through it. On this there are as many saucersor receivers D as there are glasses required. This saucer is supportedby rods E E, which are connected together and to the valve-stem F by thebar Gr. The Valve-stem passes through the supply-pipe H, with the valvec' on the end of it, which has a bearing against the bottom of the jetJ.

lt is operated as follows: Connect the supply-pipe H with thehydrant-pressure, and` What I claim as my invention, and desire y tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The combination ot the tumbler-rest D, the spring K, and valve I, whenconstructed and operated substantially as herein described, and for thepurposes set forth.

, D. M. SOMERS. Witnesses:

W. Ro'rHnocK, R. A. HooMEs.

